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: 1883 Nick Ross joined Preston North End from Heart of Midlothian. He was one of the first of the personality captains and welded North End into a side which dominated football for several seasons winning the first ever Football League Championship and the FA Cup in 1988-89. Strangely Ross was with Everton that season although the successes were down to his influence and he returned for North End's second Championship win the following year. He died at an early age in 1892.; 1908 Stoke resigned from the Football League for financial reasons. One of the 12 original members of the League they first dropped out in 1890 when they failed to gain re-election although they were voted back in 1891.; 1921 Chelsea signed full-back George Smith from Scottish junior football. He remained with the club until 1932 setting up a record 351 League appearances. It was 1957 before his total was overhauled by Ken Armstrong.; 1961 West Ham United signed Airdrieonians and Scotland goalkeeper Lawrie Leslie. A spectacular and brave player he suffered countless injuries which probably accounted for his failure to totally fulfill his early promise. Made his debut with Hibernian and played in the 1958 Cup Final when they lost 1-0 to Clyde before joining Airdrie in 1959 where he won his five Scottish caps. Left West Ham for Stoke City in 1963 and moved to Millwall in 1966.; 1962 Brazil became the first South American country to retain the World Cup when the defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 in Santiago, Chile. Vava (Edwaldo Izidio Neto) scored the third goal and became the first player to score in two World Cup Finals.(He had scored in the win over Sweden in the previous final).; 1962 Brazil retain the World Cup when they beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final played in Santiago, Chile.; 1972 In the match between Belgium and Hungary for the third and fourth place in the European Championships Paul Van Himst sets the Belgian appearance record winning his 69th cap.; 1976 Workington Town were voted out of the Football League and replaced by Wimbledon.; 1999 Ulm 1864 win promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.